Nlyte Software’s Enzo Greco speaks to Louise Frampton about the role of artificial intelligence in the wake of an Uptime Institute survey which found that many data centres are struggling to get to grips with increasing complexity Data centres are becoming “too big and too complex” to manage without data Read more…
Does AI hold the key to reducing cost?
Schneider Electric’s Patrick Donovan discusses the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in increasing reliability and efficiency Schneider Electric’s Data Centre Science Centre recently calculated that typical data centre physical infrastructure energy losses have been cut by 80% during the past decade. In many cases this has been enabled Read more…
IP House protects against downtime through DCIM solution
IP House, a London-based data centre startup and new entrant to the UK colocation market, has selected EcoStruxure IT, the next generation cloud-based Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform, to provide 24/7 monitoring of their ISO-accredited facility. Vinny Vaghani, Operations and Commercial Manager, IP House, commented: “One of the biggest Read more…
Empowering the dream makers
Schneider Electric has helped Animal Logic grow its movie-making capabilities with a prefabricated data centre. With more than 25 years’ experience, independent Australian company Animal Logic has been at the forefront of creating digital content, award-winning visual effects and animation for the film and television industries. The studio recently delivered Read more…
The future of DCIM: remote, data-driven and Cloudy?
Experts at 451 Research point out that the value of data centre infrastructure management data multiplies when integrated, shared and analysed at scale. DCIM-based cloud services or DMaaS solutions are emerging but could artificial intelligence hold the key to unlocking even greater potential? Louise Frampton reports. New Cloud services for Read more…
Hyper security in a changing world: the hidden data centre
There have been some high profile power outages at data centres, political instability in the EU and suggestions that data centres could become the next target for terrorist organisations. A data centre hidden in the Swiss Alps aims to mitigate these risks, combining high security, resilience and energy efficiency. Louise Read more…
Bringing big data and IoT to data centres
Schneider Electric reports that it has launched the first Data Centre Management as a Service architecture – EcoStruxure IT. According to the company, this latest development “revolutionises DCIM” by delivering a cloud-based architecture purpose-built for hybrid IT and data centre environments. The vendor-agnostic architecture offers proactive insights on critical assets that Read more…
Data Centre Summit London: education, debate, and networking
Data Centre Summit London is a one-day conference event for data centre industry professionals. Taking place at the Barbican Centre in the heart of London, 8 February 2017, the event brings together the data centre industry’s leading experts under one roof. Visitors can improve their skills with education, debate, and networking opportunities. The event Read more…
DataCentres North: full programme announced
Datacentres North’s educational programme will address both ‘strategic issues’ affecting the industry and the opportunities specific to the region, as well as the ‘operational issues’ that affect how you can run your mission critical infrastructure more efficiently and effectively without compromising security or resilience. Taking place on 14-15 February 2017, Read more…
Power distribution at the rack level
With a huge demand for computing devices, particularly enterprise servers that are generally housed in data centres or co-location facilities, and a commensurate rise in the use of power distribution units (PDU), organisations cannot afford to ignore their power use and environmental responsibilities, says Martin Hennessey. Data centres alone consume Read more…